Telephone screen



July 7, 1925.

A. OTTERVBEIN TELEPHONE SCREEN Filed July 18. 1924 anomto'c m flaqom I 4 f Patented July 7, 1925;

DfSTATE MANUFACTURING COMPANY, or .MInDLE'row v, oo mEorIoU'r, a'oonroaA'rrou" or oomvncriou'r.

Application filed July 18,

To all whom it may concern Be itknown that I, ARTHUR OTTERBEIN, a citizen of the United States, residing at the city of Middletown, inv the county of lViiddl-esex and Stateof Connecticut, have.

sists in the adaptation and arrangement of partsas will befmore .fully hereinafter pointed out.

The telephone has come to be such a household necessity that a large percentage of the telephones used in homes are placed in living rooms or in other conspicuous places in order to be readily accessible. As telephones are furnished by the companies rendering the service and so must be of standard equipment they are unsightly and not adapted to the decorative scheme of the rooms of homes where they are so used.

My device is adapted to be used on such telephones so as to conceal the telephones from view and furnish not only a perfect screen for the telephone but also supply a decorative element in harmony with the decorative surroundings.

Referring-to the drawings Figure 1 is aperspective of my device mounted in use but without a covering on the screen frame. Figure 2 is aperspective of my device with a decorative covering. Figure 3 is a perspective of my device with the brackets and screen frame broken away for convenience in illustration.

In the drawings 4C is a metalframe having a base member 5 with vertical upright members 6 riveted to 5 at 10. Cross bars 7, 8 and 9 connect said uprights 6 at the upper end being riveted thereto at 10. Bracketv members 11 and 12 are riveted to the middle uprights 6 at 13 and 14 and said bracketmembers 11 and 12 are riveted together at 15 and form a bearing 16 near their outer ends for a swivel pin 17 to turn in. A swivel frame 18 is mounted over said pin 17 which has a head 19 and is riveted at the base. Said swivel frame 18 has a limiting lip 20 adapted to bear against bracket member 11 nearits outer end so as to limit the movement of said frame 18. The outer end of said frame 18 has two holes 21 adapted to receive tabs 22 of collar PATENTIOFFICE- ARTHUR o'r'rn'manm, oFMInDLE'roWN,'connnoriourynssrcnou 'ro THE"KIRBYV TELEPHONE SCREEN."

i924. Serial No. 7553391.

members .23 and have extension members25fand 26 adapted to be'secufred together by threaded bolt 27 and wing nut 28. A covering 29 of any suitable decorative design is sewed to or fastened in any suitable manner to the frame 4 Q By removing the wing nut 28 and the bolt 27 collar members 23 and 24: can be secured in position around a receiver as shownand; rigidly secured; in position Iv thereto and i the frame. 4 and screen 29 mounted thereon can be turned to the position uncovering the telephone 30' and so permitting its free use and as the frame 4 and screen 29 are swung back to screen the telephone 30 the motion is limited by the lip 20. It is apparent that many decorative designs of the screen 29 may be used on the frame 4.

I claim:

1. 'In a telephone screen the combination of a frame, brackets secured to said. frame, a swivel pin mounted in a bearing formed by said brackets at the opposite end of said brackets from said frame, a swivel frame member mounted over said swivel pin, two

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clamping members hooked into said swivel frame and a bolt and wing nut securing the opposite ends of said clamping members together.

2. In a telephone'screen the combination of a frame, brackets secured to said frame, a swivel pin mounted in a bearing formed by said brackets at the opposite end of said brackets from said frame, a swivel frame member mounted over said swivel pin, two clamping members hooked into said swivel frame and a bolt and wing nut securing the opposite ends of said clamping members together, and means for limiting the movement of said swivel comprising a downturned lip onsaid swivel frame.

3. In a telephone screen the combination of a metal frame riveted together, a decorative covering member mounted on said frame, two brackets riveted to said frame at one end and riveted together at their opposite ends and a bearing formed thereby, a swivel pin mounted in said bearing, a swivel frame member mounted over said pin, clamping members having tabs turned back on'themselves in holes in the opposite end of said swivel frame from said pin,

projecting members on the opposite end of 0 said clamping'members from the tab ends,

a threaded bolt passing through said projecting members and a winged nut mounted on said bolt.

4. A screen for a telephone stand comprising a vertically disposed frame having a decorative covering thereon, means for pivotally connecting said frame to V the telephone comprising a clamp member rigidly secured to the standard of the telephone, said clamp having a U-shaped swivel frame extending therefrom, a vertically disposed pivot pin mounted in said swivel frame and a rigid arm carried by the screen and pivotally mounted on said pivot pin.

5. A screen for a telephone stand comprising a vertically disposed frame having a decorative covering thereon, means for pivotally connecting said frame to the telephone comprising a clamp member rigidly secured to the standard of the telephone, said clamp having a U-shaped swivel frame extending therefrom, a vertically disposed pivot pin mounted in said swivel frame, a rigid arm carried by the screen frame and pivotally mounted on said pivot pin and means on the swivel frame coactive with the arm of the screen frame for limiting the swing of the latter. I r y 6. A screen for a telephone stand comprising a vertically disposed frame having a decorative covering thereon, means for pivotally connecting said frame to the tele phone comprising a clamp member rigidly secured to the standard ofthe telephone, a U-shaped frame attached to said clamp and projecting to one side of the telephone and means pivotally connecting the vertically disposed frame to the free ends of the U-shaped frame to enable the screen to be shifted horizontally about the telephone stand.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

ARTHUR OTTERBEIN. 

